There was a time when the first-born daughter of that great English expositor of Scripture, Dr. G. Campbell Morgan, lay at the point off death. Years later, speaking on the incident of the raising of Jairus’ daughter, he said these words: “I can hardly speak of this matter without becoming personal and…

Jesus is able to help us stay faithful to God because he stayed faithful when he was tempted.

Introduction The teaching on the person of Christ can be summarized as follows: Jesus Christ was fully God and fully man in one person, and will be forever. I. The Virgin Birth A. The Virgin Birth Proven by Scripture: 1. Gen is 3:15 is referred to as the protevangelium since it is the first prophecy…

Praise to the Lord for His wonderous and might acts in His use of the virgin Mary to bear our Savior in her womb and her humble and willing obedience to God's will.

Chico Alliance Church January 21, 2007 Pastor David Welch “The Touchable Eternal God” Introduction Is it possible to get to know someone without seeing them? Can you develop a relationship without a face to face encounter? People do it all the time through the internet. We develop some sort of affinity…

The agony of the Garden prayer The humanity of Christ (Luke 22:39-50) Intro: We live in a world that is not getting better. Just look around and you will see many woes. We live in a world full of sin For many people the idea that Jesus was all man (human).HE was able to suffer as we with out sin. And…

The Coverings. Last time I brought some Lego along, I thought today I’d bring another of Hannah’s toys. You all know them: Russian dolls, one inside another. Think you’ve seen it and there is another, there is more – layer upon layer. It is like that with Jesus. The deeper you look the more there is.…

God fully revealed himself in his Son who is Savior and King of all God's people.

The focus of this sermon is to focus on three things. The first is the Humanity of Christ, then the Deity of Christ, and lastly the response of the people

The only way for Jesus to completely take away the guilt of our sin was for Jesus to become completely like us in every way; sometimes we forget what it means that Jesus has become our brother.

Intro – A lecturer named Emily Kimbrough was once being introduced when a loud hissing sound came from off-stage. The MC excused herself to speak to a maintenance man beckoning from the side. She returned to announce, “Before we continue with the program I have some unhappy news. We will be delayed for…

The Lord's Supper is regularly served in millions of churches all over the world. Followers of Jesus remember what he has done and just as importantly, who he is. But who is he? What is the extent of his salvation ministry? Scripture tells us that Christ died for the sins of the whole world. He as the Lamb of God has taken away the sin of the world. What does that really mean? When Jesus had his last meal with his men before he went to the cross, he established the New Covenant--the fulfillment of what the Prophet Jeremiah predicted. Gloriously, Jesus gave his people 2 things: Soul rest and soul freedom. What are these amazing things? Come with the Grace United crew as we remember the incredible things the Lord Jesus has done for us.

1 John : “Back to the basics”

Intro – Read Luke 2:39-52 – Lu 2:39 is a transitional verse taking us forward from the birth of Jesus. He tells us in Lu1:2 that he had interviewed eyewitnesses – one of whom had to be Mary herself. Luke has information that could have come from no other source. Don’t you wish you could have been a fly…

Introduction 2 The Spirit of the Lord will rest on Him, The spirit of wisdom and understanding, The spirit of counsel and strength, The spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord . The Old Testament foreshadows the coming Messiah that will take away the sin the world. The Gospels authors reference…

Intro – This passage is not easy, but I love it and its message. From our earthborn perspective, it is almost bizarre. But that is exactly the point. This is an other-worldly event. This is the kingdom of God in preview. This event purposely follows what came just before. Note v. 28, “Now about eight…

Why God would care about us and love us enough to send His Son to earth to share in our humanity is the happiest of mysteries.

HOOK Today we will begin with Chapter 4 of the Gospel of John Here’s a few guiding questions to help us get a better understanding of the passage that we are to study today Why does Jesus tried to avoid the Pharisees? How far is Judea to Galilee? BOOK 1 Now Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard…

Introduction Mark 1:12 Some of our most memorable moments in life can center around struggles that test and reveal our true character, or factors that tempt our vices and can lead to our death. In life, God will test, or allow testing with the intention of proving and strengthening our faith. Satan will…

Jesus The Man Philippians 2:6-7 Existence before Incarnation Essence in Eternity Equality as God Emptying into Humanity Jesus The Messiah Jesus & His Ministry

the deity and humanity of Jesus Christ and teh nature of His kingdom are clearly predicted

The Gift I was 7 years old. My dad gave me a special present that his grandfather had given to him. He gave me a necklace. On the necklace was a tooth from a lion. I was 7 years old and I’d proudly wear this silver chain with a large, sharp white tooth on the end. I thought it was cool. And it was cool.…

God in flesh

God became man to die for men

Scripture stresses the total humanity of Jesus Christ. Although sinless, Christ shared in the general condition of humanity, including suffering and death.